Where to Find Candy

A lot of people have asked me where I got the candy to decorate all the houses in the book. I was able to find most of it at Wal-mart and our local grocery stores. A great place to look for candy is at the dollar store. That was my number one source for Chiclets! If you’re having a hard time finding something, a dedicated candy store or online store is your best bet. Our local candy store, the Candy Barrel, was a good source for me–they had stick candy in all kinds of colors and flavors, and you could buy just one or two instead of having to buy a whole box (like you’d have to do online). My favorite online stores:Candy Warehouse: they mostly sell bulk quantities so it’s not always practical, but they have just about everything. Plus it’s a great resource for browsing through candy colors and shapes.Oh! Nuts: This store also sells in bulk but usually in smaller quantities. This is a great source for chocolate-covered sunflower seeds in lots of different colors. They also have candy beads, sixlets, M&Ms, and other candies in single colors, in case you want lots of something in one color.Oriental Trading: another great source for tons of different candy in smaller quantities.

If you have any other good sources for candy, please leave a comment and let me know!

I found little packets of individual colors of chocolate-covered sunflower seeds at our Party City store in the candy section. I haven’t used them yet, but hopefully they’ll still be available when I need them!

Party City also sells a wide variety of candy by the piece (usually around 15¢ each) so you can pick out just the colors you need.

visiting from Tatertots and Jello. When I’m looking for candy I check the bulk section of our grocery store there is always some excellent choices there. I also stockpile a few halloween treats for later use too.

I found your blog through the TaterTots and Jello Giveaway! I have to say that Gingerbread houses is one thing I absolutely love to do at Christmas time! The thing is, is I suck at making the ginger bread and therefore that makes for a very bad ginger bread house! the giveaway would really improve our Christmas tradition!!! 🙂